Re: [Harp-L] Tony Glover




I think the prevailing point in the Tony Glover thread is that, after so many of us did get our beginnings tied together with his book, perhaps we expected more from him as a player. And perhaps we have become a bit jaded after hearing the playing from some of the members on this list. Harmonica playing has advanced. I have nothing against Tony Glover. I 've seen him play in person and discovered he is mortal, that's all. I learned a lot from his book and, yes, it was highly entertaining. Who else would call the appendix part of the book, The Kidney, just because it was more cool. Glover was around when music changed. He sat in with The Doors and The Allman Brothers and people of that stature. Other than Dylan, there were not any well-known white harp players in this neck of the woods.
He deserves any recognition anyone wants to give him.
Steve "Moandabluz" Webb
Still a fool for the harp (owns two copies of the Glover book)



-----Original Message----- From: harpshredder@xxxxxxxxx To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 00:38:20 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Harp-L] Tony Glover

Hey harpers,
Glad this thread got started. Mr. Glover's book was the
first I got on how to play blues harp. Though I wouldn't call it definitive and
exhaustively thorough , it was the Bible on the subject for a long time and the
writing style couldn't have been any cooler. Unfortunately, I don't think I
still have mine (I bought it about 38 yrs. ago) but I remember plenty. One quote
that I think is particularly apropos in this era of Poppers and Levys (as
contrasted w/ Butterfields, Musselwhites & Jacobs) I paraphrase:"if all you're
trying to do is see how many notes you squeeze out of the thing what's the
difference between you and an IBM (this was a long time ago) computer with an
air hose ?' "This book was written for those who long to make the sound of blues
on this humble instrument". (I'm sure someone will provide the exact quotes.)
Also, as far as that old saw goes about teachers generally not being
performers:
musicians should be the last to invoke that cliche. To name a few reasonably
good musicians who were also teachers: J.S. Bach, A. Mozart, A. Segovia, Tedd
Green,
Joe Pass, Chick Corea, Dave Weckl . I'm sorry but you can't even come close to
making that case .Sometimes cliches are based in reality but this one clearly
holds no water. In Mr. Glover's case, however, I 've heard he's less than
spectacular on the instrument he loves but I still wouldn't hold that against
his book which stands on its own.


Chris


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